The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-05
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BUCKNER FAR In THE VAN
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS NOTHING
BUT A SILLY BLUFF.

Halstead Hedges by Admitting That
the Governors Plurality Will Be
in the Neighborhood of 4,Ooo-Nc
Doubt But That He Has Over 2ooOC
Majority.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August "A very
fair idea of the political situation is CON
tanned in the estimate of the CoitTier-Jour
nal, which says:
The additional returns this morning do
not give any indication of the ground
swell. As far as we can judge the Demo-
cratic losses are due to confidence, and in
difference i'll our party, and unusually good
organization on the part of the Repub.
lcans The Republicans voted and
the Democrats stayed at home.
Our returns are from ffty-six counties,
the State The Republican vote in the
count reported is little over 90 per cent of
the total, and the Democratic a little over
So per cent. These fifty-six counties show
a loss from the Cleveland majority "a, ,S29D
OF 77l0. II the ratio of gains TO losses con-
tinues the same for the remaining 40 per
cent, the net Democratic loss will be H..
800 leaving Buclner majority over Brad
ley of 2l,9S9. The Republicans are claim.
ing better things than this from the noun
tain counties, but some of their best coun.
ties have reported, while tha
counties i'll the Western portion of
the State have been very slow with their
returns. There is nothing whatever in The
situation which indicates a greater proper.
tomato loss in the remaining counties and
with the information obtainable this morn.
ing we do not doubt that Gov. Buckner will
have 220O0 more votes than Bradley Ii
tho majority is not as large as our pride de.
mands the Democrats have only themselves
to blame
THE COMMERCIALS SUMMARY.
The Commercials summary is as follows,
Seventy eight counties have reported so
far, leaving forty-one to report. These
figures are from most reliable dispatches
agreeing with the returns received at both
the Republican and Democratic headquar.
ters The average gain per county from
the reports so far received is 325.
On the same ratio the net Republican
gain of the whole State will be 35,675 This
will leave majority for Buckner, count.
ing the vote for Knott at A, 400, of SIPS.
The gross Republican gain SO far as is heard
is %, 900 Six counties show a Democratic
gain Of $50, leaving net Republican gain
Of "A AL.
NOT A SHADOW OF DOUBT.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 4, IL p. M-Iht
CouTier-Journdt has reports from seventy.
four counties out of one hundred and nine
teen. These cast n per cent. of the entire
vote of the State in 1884, when Cleveland's
majority was "a ,S39 In these counties the
reduction of Cleveland's vote has been 9, ,223.
Applying the same ratio to the
remaining counties the reduction In Buck,
ncrs vote will be 1883. This will leave q
Democratic majority of 24,s51. The re-
turns during the past twenty-four hours
show that the Republicans do not maintain
their previous gain.
HALSTEADS VERSION.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "A Commercial
Gazette Louisville, KY, special says,
Seventy-six counties show gain of 27,00Q
for Bradley, and if the same rate is main
tanned in the forty-one counties to hear from
Buckner will not have over 1900 plurality.
The ratio Of gGin per county increases for
Bradley as tho back county returns come
in. In view Of this the State is still gravely
in doubt.